The XMM-Newton satellite launched in 1999 and two decades on, this joint ESA-NASA mission continues to produce foundational science. This symposium will celebrate and highlight the US contribution to the mission, its history, and scientific discoveries. This is an opportunity to hear early instrument and science team members share their personal stories and perspectives, and learn about XMM science from today's users.

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Invited Speakers include: France Cordova (NSF), Richard Griffiths (University of Hawaii), Steve Kahn (SLAC), Richard Mushotzky (University of Maryland), Frits Paerels (Columbia University), Craig Sarazin (University of Virginia), and Norbert Schartel (ESA).

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LOCATION

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

8800 Greenbelt Road

Greenbelt, MD 20771

www.nasa.gov/goddard

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Symposium will be held in Building 8, Auditorium on October 21 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and Building 34, Room W150 on October 22 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.  Registration will open at 7:30 am on October 21 in Building 8 Auditorium. Please see the NASA GSFC Campus Map for parking and building locations.

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There will also be a happy-hour event on October 21.

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REGISTRATION

If you have already registered for the meeting using the early registration form, you are NOT required to register here. You will be contacted with confirmation.

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To register for the meeting, please select the registration button above.

 

For Non-NASA Visitors, the cutoff date for meeting registration is October 16, 2019 so attendees may be provided a visitor badge. After this date, only attendees with a NASA badge will be approved for attendance via this form.

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If you have missed the cutoff date and are still interested in attending, please contact Dr. Kim Weaver at  kimberly.a.weaver@nasa.gov.

NASA CIVIL SERVANTS AND CONTRACTORS

All NASA Civil Servants and NASA contractors need to register on the NCTS site at http://ncts.nasa.gov whether you are putting in travel orders or not. If you are a NASA Civil Servant on official travel orders, please use the following Conference Tracking Number on your travel authorization and voucher: 

 

 NCTS: 40313-20--- XMM-Newton Symposium